{"id":8239,"date":"2019-12-08T19:58:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T00:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=8239"},"modified":"2019-12-08T23:38:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T04:38:24","slug":"stay-informed-in-case-of-snow-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/stay-informed-in-case-of-snow-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Informed in Case of Snow This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the cold weather settles in and we brace for winter weather, we would like to remind you how to stay informed about school closings or delayed openings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The impact of delays and closings may be different for school-based staff vs. Central Office and other staff. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/domain\/792\">Emergency Closure\/Delay Procedures<\/a> on the ACPS website for details on how each of these scenarios would impact staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Closings and Delayed Openings<\/h2>\n<p>If schools are to be closed or have a delayed opening, we will begin distributing that message as early as possible. We aim to have the message out as close to 5 a.m. as we can, but this is dependent on may complicated factors.\u00a0Phone calls will NOT be made.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please note that the Office of Communications has no means by which to text all ACPS staff. To receive weather alerts via text, ACPS staff members need to subscribe to <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT75_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/eNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Alexandria\u00a0eNews<\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can receive weather alerts via:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/\">ACPS website<\/a> (information is always posted here first)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/eNews\">City of Alexandria eNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ACPS Social Media in English: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acpsk12\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\">Twitter<\/a> and en espa\u00f1ol:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acpsespanol\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSespanol\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ACPS Hotline: 703-866-5300 (English and Spanish)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/acpstv\">ACPS-TV<\/a>, cable channel 71 in the City of Alexandria<\/li>\n<li>Local television and radio stations (NBC4, Fox5, ABC7, CBS, WTOP, B101.5 FM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Frequently Asked Questions\u00a0Concerning Weather Alerts and Emergency Notifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>See our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/2117\"><strong>Weather Alerts and Emergency Notifications Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/a> for answers to questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is there sometimes a delay in receiving notifications?<\/li>\n<li>Other school divisions around us have a delayed opening or are closed \u2014 or vice versa. Why not us?<\/li>\n<li>How does ACPS plan to address missed instructional time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and many more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACPS employees need to sign up to receive weather alerts via text message. 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